Posts Tagged ‘Russia’

High Growth Forecasted for the World Travel and Leisure Market Brief

Tuesday, November 18th, 2008

Reportlinker.com announces that a new market research report related to the Tourism industry is available in its catalogue.
World Travel and Leisure Market Brief
http://www.reportlinker.com/p097859/World-Travel-and-Leisure-Market-Brief.html
The global outlook series on Travel and Leisure provides a collection of statistical anecdotes, market briefs, and concise summaries of research findings. The report provides a bird’s eye view of the glitzy, effervescent, [...]

Viking River Cruises Builds State-of-the-Art Ship, Viking Legend, for 2009 Sailing Season

Monday, November 17th, 2008

River cruising provides up-close-and-personal access to great cities and quaint villages along the world’s great rivers — and there is nothing better than enjoying European landscapes aboard a beautiful new cruise ship. In 2009, Viking River Cruises will enhance its appeal to cruise travelers with an extraordinary ship, Viking Legend, featuring cutting-edge technology and the [...]

Rezidor Announces the Park Inn Almaty Airport

Wednesday, November 12th, 2008

Regulatory The Rezidor Hotel Group (STO:REZT) announces its first Park Inn in Kazakhstan at Almaty Airport: The 133- room hotel is located adjacent to the International Airport Terminal and will open its doors in December 2008. Almaty’s airport serves many international airlines, and has an advantageous geographical location on the route from East Asia to [...]

Interstate to Manage First EuroSuites Condo-Hotel in Miami

Tuesday, August 21st, 2007

Interstate Hotels & Resorts (NYSE: IHR), one of the nation’s largest independent hotel management companies, today announced that it has been selected to manage the EuroSuites luxury condo-hotel in the Doral area of Miami, Florida. The nearly completed 368-suite property is being developed by Concalpro Group Corporation and asset managed by EuroSuites Hospitality Group, both [...]

Muneo House used as hotel

Sunday, July 8th, 2007

The bilateral friendship facility dubbed Muneo House on Russian-held Kunashiri Island has been used as a hotel, deviating from its original purpose, according to sources from the two countries.
Since fiscal 2003, Japan has paid some 3.7 million yen annually to maintain the facility. Officially called the House of Friendship, it was built on the disputed [...]

World leaders in German resort for high-profile G8 summit

Thursday, June 7th, 2007

World leaders began to fly in to the German Baltic resort of Heiligendamm Wednesday morning for the three-day summit of the Group of Eight (G8) industrialized nations, due to open in the evening.
European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, Italian Prime minister Romano Prodi and Canadian Prime [...]

Hotel firm Vector forced to cut float price

Wednesday, June 6th, 2007

Vector Hospitality, the hotel real estate investment trust (REIT), has had to cut its flotation price and delay the launch by 24 hours to get its £2 billion London listing off the ground.
The cut comes after pressure from institutions who voiced concerns over potential conflicts of interest in the role of director Richard Balfour-Lynn and [...]

Stolichnaya(R) Announces the Grand Opening of the Stoli(R) Hotel

Saturday, April 28th, 2007

Stolichnaya(R) vodka, the best- selling Russian vodka in the United States, today announced the May 2, 2007 grand opening of the inaugural Stoli(R) Hotel, Los Angeles. Adding yet another milestone to Stoli(R)’s unique history of innovation, the Stoli(R) Hotel will provide L.A. with a month-long entertainment space, boasting a cutting-edge design that rivals the world’s [...]

ProLogis Acquires Industrial Business of European Developer Parkridge

Tuesday, February 13th, 2007

ProLogis, the world’s largest owner, manager and developer of distribution facilities, announced today that it has acquired the industrial development business of Parkridge, a leading European developer of distribution centers. The total consideration for Parkridge is approximately 298 million pounds sterling ($581 million) in cash and ProLogis common shares.
The transaction combines two of the most [...]

Jones Lang LaSalle opens its 7th India office in Kolkata

Tuesday, February 13th, 2007

Kolkata’s real estate market is set for a high growth phase fuelled by the IT/ITES sector. This is according to the report, “Emerging City Winners Profiles: Kolkata,” released today by Jones Lang LaSalle, one of the world’s leading real estate services firm. An increasing corporate presence in the city is also triggering growth for Retail, [...]

New Language Chosen to Help Spread the Love This Valentine’s Day

Tuesday, February 13th, 2007

This Valentine’s Day, there’s a new way to tell someone they’re loved. Helzberg Diamonds has announced that Indonesian was chosen as the 12th language for its popular I Am Loved® button collection. More than 40,000 people cast their votes online and in- store, with Indonesian receiving 36 percent of the votes.
Currently, there are 11 [...]

Shareholder Class Action Filed Against New Century Financial Corporation by the Law Firm of Schiffrin Barroway Topaz & Kessler, LLP

Tuesday, February 13th, 2007

The following statement was issued today by the law firm of Schiffrin Barroway Topaz & Kessler, LLP:
Notice is hereby given that a class action lawsuit was filed in the United States District Court for the Central District of California on behalf of all common stock purchasers of New Century Financial Corporation (NYSE:NEW - News) (”New [...]